Roof-ology 101 :

More than ever the Wimbledon roof impacted play. In addition to saving the tournament from total misery and a possible delay of the finals due to an incredibly soggy fortnight , it was closed when it was sunny outside. It was opened when it was rainy.

A strict (or maybe not so strict) 11:00 PM curfew came into play. A formerly outdoor tournament often became an indoor one . A daytime affair now went far deeper into the night and the closing of the roof impacted the momentum and nature of key matches---- including Nadal's loss and Federer's win. Other than that , it had no impact at all.

What's worse is I like to serve and volley....so even if somehow I am able to get my serve in when I rush the net I can't see....all I see is spots.

Amazing how these guys do it. !

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Well I can't speak for pros because their so used to it they probably can do it with their eyes closed but what I do is try to lower my ball toss and look away as soon as my racket makes contact with the ball but overall if you play often in the sun your eyes and you get accustomed to it

Well I can't speak for pros because their so used to it they probably can do it with their eyes closed but what I do is try to lower my ball toss and look away as soon as my racket makes contact with the ball but overall if you play often in the sun your eyes and you get accustomed to it

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Thanks, I keep trying.....but nothing works .:-(

Then throw into that some wind and I'm a dead man.

I enjoy the indoors with some nice AC....toss the ball exactly where I want. Plus no wind resistance so the ball travels faster......I can see why Federer excels more indoors .

How does an outdoor tournament become an indoor one when there is only one roof over 16+ courts? The roof saved the tournament... look at what has happened to the US Open, all the monday finals, drops in attendance and viewership, etc.

How does an outdoor tournament become an indoor one when there is only one roof over 16+ courts? The roof saved the tournament... look at what has happened to the US Open, all the monday finals, drops in attendance and viewership, etc.

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Actually viewership was down this year at Wimbledon even with Murray in the final....a Brit.

How does an outdoor tournament become an indoor one when there is only one roof over 16+ courts? The roof saved the tournament... look at what has happened to the US Open, all the monday finals, drops in attendance and viewership, etc.